CULTURAL HERITAGE BOARD
DRAFT MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2022, 3:30 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON/TELEPHONE
ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER
3900 MAIN STREET
DRAFT Cultural Heritage Board Minutes – November 16, 2022 2
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Board Member Carter arrived at this time.
PLANNING CASE DP-2022-00914 (HD) – HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION - 3860 EL HIJO STREET, WARD 3
Proposal by Robert Vega and Michelle Arasim to consider a Historic Designation request for designation of the Powell-Wheeler Resid ence as a City Landmark. Scott Watson, Historic Preservation Officer, presented the staff report. Michelle Arasim, thanked staff and the Board. There were no public comm ents, and the public hearing was closed.
Following discussion it was moved by Board Member McDoniel and seconded by Board Member Sisson to recommend that the City Council: 1) Determine that Planning Case DP-2022-00914 (Historic Designation) for the designation of the Powell-Wheeler Residence as a City Landmark, is catego rically exempt from the Cali fornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Rule) and 15308 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment), as the proposal will have no significant effect on the environment, identifies the structure as a cultural resource, and preserves the historic character of a cultural resource; and 2) Approve Planning Case DP- 2022-00914 (Historic Designation), based on the findings outlined in the staff report, and designate the Powell-Wheeler Residence as a City Landmark.
A City Council public hearing is required for final approval.
Motion Carried: 7 Ayes, 0 Noes, 0 Absent, 0 Abstention
AYES: Brown, Carter, Gamble, Hudson, McDoniel, Sisson, Tobin NOES: None
ABSENT: Ferguson
ABSTENTION: None